The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-10-22
STATE NEWS.


MYRICK's general store at La Crosse
was destroyed by fire. Loss $500.
The body OF newly-born babe WAS
found in a shed IN the outskirts OF Eau
Claire.
ANTON CoRRIGEL, boy living at 30
Fourth Avenue, Milwaukee, fell into an
open sewer in front of his home. The
excavation is thirty feet deep, and in
falling the boy broke one OF his legs,
and he was badly shaken up.
THE Ashland News has it from old
hunters that a plentiful supply OF ven-
ison may be expected this winter.
4 SPECIAL agent OF the postoffice de-
partment has been ordered to see
about establishing free mail delivery
at Ashland.
FIRE destroyed the Knapp-Stout
Company's dwelling-house on the
Moore farm, at Menomiuie. The
place was insured for 50, 500.
JOHN BROWN, Milwaukee laboring
man, wanted some Sunday clothes. He
opened tailor shop with q crowbar
at midnight, fitted himself with styl-
ish suit, together with an overcoat,
and walked out. On the street few
minutes later he met policeman who
thought he acted suspiciously and
took him IN. He broke down, con-
fessed, was brought before the court
at A. NJ. pleaded guilty, received his
sentence, and WAS on the road to the
house OF correction within twelve
hours from the time his covetousness
overcame him.
w. 2. CHUssINGER, of Eau Claire,
broke bis arm while throwing a ball.
THE La Crosse County Veterans
Association was organized at West
Salem with over 100 members.
EMIL SoA1MER, convicted at Milwau
kee OF setting fire to his own store for
the purpose OF getting the insurance,
was sent up for five years.
A MOCK marriage at Fairchild, Eau
Claire County, has just become known,
and is likely to lead to unpleasant
consequences. Several young people,
with whom Was Edward Foss, aged
40, station agent of the Omaha Rail-
way, were out walking. They met
Miss Clara <. Foster, girl OF 10, who
was driving with q gentleman named
Hine, who iE g. justice OF the
peace. Conversation turned on mar
riege, and one OF the party laughingly
suggested that Mr.. Foss and Miss
Foster be married, as Miss Foster
would only have to dropthe three last
letters of her name and add an 's. I"
the parties consurred, jokingly, and
Mr. Hine performed the ceremony.
Next day the serious nature of the af-
Fen a cd uIi
lage society is very much excited
Of n. G. Foster, the millionaire lum-
herman, and is a most estimabie
young lady and highly esteemed here.
She has since the occurrence kept her
room at home and almost cried her
eyes out. Friends of the parties think
there is no way out OF 1T but q divorce.
Mr.. Foss was formerly married, but
was divorced from his wife last
spring.
EARLY on the morning of the 18th
dispatch was received a6 Lancaster
by DR.. ?. A. Clark, stating that his
son had been run over by the cars in
East Dubuque. A later dispatch
stated that he was dead. George
Clark was q young man about 80
years old. He leaves q young wife to
whom he had been married about two
years. He was not connected with
the railroad in any way and resided
at East Dubuque with his family. His
| father is g. prominent physician of
Lancaster.
THE Cleveland banquet OF the Mil
| waukee Merchants Association was
almost a financial as well as q soci al
success, the deficit being only S36.
The Ashland liquor-dealers' Associ-
alton has been organized. The object
Of the organization is to protect those
dealers who comply with the laws
| against both those who are in the busi-
ness and bring it in disrepute by mis-
| riit1, agement, and those who by fanat-
ical notions seek to destroy it alto
gether."
JOHN GRAAH, aged so, was found
dead in bed at Prairie du CHEN.
A PROJECT is on foot for the trans
position of the Milwaukee Exposition
building into q vast market IN case
| the present seasons show is not q
! financial success.
WILLIAM GRAFTON, q farmer boy IN
the town OF Blooming Grove, Dane
County, fell dead of heart disease.
ANTON VAN PETERSON, an old man,
| well known to every resident OF the
Ninth Ward, Milwaukee, committed
suicide by hanging himself IN his car
penter snop on the corner OF Four
| teenth Street and Fond du Lac Ave
nue..
HENRY n. WILSON, who few days
| ego rescued 2 small boy from drown
ing at Milwaukee, has been presented
with s. handsome gold watch and
chain in recognition OF his bravery.
THE office OF Dr. IT. W. Evans, OF
Madison, was entered by burglars and
a revolver and q quantity OF iewelry
stolen.
DURING the first week in October the
earnings of the Chicago, Milweukee Il
st. Paul Company amounted to
| &61S, 900, as compared with S623,-
| 900 during the corresponding week
last year.
RELATIVES of ID. r. and Mrs. Jones
| OF Madison, feared that they perished
in the Exeter, England, theater fire.
A letter has been received in Madison,
announcing that they are sojourning
in Scotland.
TWELVE bears have been killed this
| season at Silver Greek, Ashland
| C Cunty.
DURING the presidentialreception st
| Madison q spectator had his pocket
picked of $500.
THE Van Hurst-Rhodes glove
match, aJ Ashland, was stopped in
| the sixth round by the police.
BRAKEMAN CHARLES . 'BRIEN lost two
fingers &t Florence by heavy barrel
| falling on his hand.
AsHLAND's Law and Order League
lost it's case against John Van Hurst,
charged with having engaged IN q
| prize-fght there.
RALPH ATKINSON disappeared from
Eau Claire so mysteriously that foul
| play IS suspected. He was O notion
peddler.
EDWARD Phillips, an old and we'll
1 l~pnEs-u c1ptuctCP or tbs | a Crosse